Comparison

Tempest Weather vs Sferic Connect

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Tempest Weather

This app requires a separate sensor device to provide real-time weather conditions, lightning and rain alerts, and accurate forecasts. It integrates with smart home services to optimize energy, water usage, and alert you to approaching storms.

Highlights
  • Real-time weather conditions
  • Lightning and rain alerts
  • Accurate 10-day forecast
  • Smart home integration
  • Historical weather data
  • Customizable data sharing
Features
Currently charting
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This app requires the Tempest sensor device, which is available to buy separately. Need to set up and configure your Tempest Weather System? The Tempest app will walk you through a few simple steps, including connecting your home’s WiFi network. Once you’re up and running the app will quickly become your go-to for real-time weather conditions, lightning and rain alerts, and the most accurate forecast for your location - guaranteed. Data available in the Tempest app includes: Temp, humidity, dew point, feels like, heat index Barometric pressure, sea-level pressure, trends Lightning detection and alerts up to 40 km Wind, UV, solar irradiance Rain rate, accumulation, rain onset alerts 10-day forecast Historical weather data graphs Smart Home Ready: Use this app to save time, energy, and water by integrating with popular smart home and irrigation services. Use your weather data to optimize heating and cooling, adjust your irrigation schedule, and alert your family when lightning storms approach. Tempest is compatible with Google Assistant, Rachio, IFTTT, Siri, Alexa, Homey, and many more. Weather Geek Worthy: The Tempest device features an all-in-one sensor and long-range wireless connectivity (1000ft), sonic anemometer, and haptic rain sensor, but it is far more than just a cutting-edge piece of hardware. Each Tempest leverages WeatherFlow-Tempest’s patented Nearcast Technology™, which feeds real-time observed weather data from your backyard into a machine learning system to dramatically improve forecast accuracy where it matters most. Completely Customizable: Tempest’s open API and shareable data enable third-party use, with built-in publication to desktop software and online services.

About

Sferic Connect

This app ensures organizational compliance with severe weather policies to protect employees and infrastructure. It provides real-time weather conditions, alerts for severe threats, and forecasts for various locations. Access requires an organizational subscription.

Highlights
  • Severe weather threat monitoring
  • Organization-wide policy compliance
  • Real-time weather conditions
  • Push alerts for severe weather
  • Radar and lightning tracking
  • Hourly and 7-day forecasts
Features
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Sferic Connect keeps everyone at your organization on the same page, ensuring organization-wide compliance to severe weather policies that protect employees, the community and infrastructure. You require a subscription form your organization to login and use the app. To sign up, contact info@aem.eco. HIGHLIGHTS: • Monitor and alert on severe weather threats for mobile and fixed locations • Total organization control over weather related warnings and alerts • Real time conditions including temperature, humidity, wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT), wind, precipitation and lightning • Push alerting for severe weather based on the thresholds you define • Radar and lightning storm tracking on a contextual map • Hourly and 7-day forecasts for each location

Screenshots

Tempest Weather4 screens
Sferic Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tempest Weather at 60% against Sferic Connect's 0%. Tempest Weather also leads on rating (3.9 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 61 months). Sferic Connect's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tempest Weather holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tempest Weather has 504 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Tempest Weather's written reviews are positive against 0% of Sferic Connect's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tempest Weather ships an update every 8 days, Sferic Connect every 61 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Tempest Weather versus Sferic Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTempest WeatherSferic Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (504 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews60.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings504 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 61 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#109 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWeatherFlowEarth Networks

Customer experience

Tempest Weather

All ratings504 ratings
Positive72.0%
Neutral11.5%
Negative16.5%
Written reviews197 reviews
Positive60.4%
Neutral15.7%
Negative23.9%

Sferic Connect

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Tempest Weather

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App freezes on launch
  • Widgets stop working after updates
  • Complications not updating on Apple Watch
  • Location detection issues

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add dark mode
  • Improve graph visualization
  • Integrate with smart home platforms
  • Add more weather data points
  • Improve notification settings
Show 2 more
  • Add Apple TV app
  • Provide more localization options

Sferic Connect

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Tempest Weather

No in-app purchases

None

Sferic Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tempest Weather free?
Tempest Weather is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sferic Connect free?
Sferic Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tempest Weather or Sferic Connect?
Tempest Weather is rated higher. Tempest Weather averages 3.9 out of 5 from 504 ratings, while Sferic Connect averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Tempest Weather or Sferic Connect have ads?
Neither Tempest Weather nor Sferic Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tempest Weather or Sferic Connect?
Tempest Weather ships an update every 8 days, and Sferic Connect every 61 months. Most recently, Tempest Weather was updated on November 6, 2026 and Sferic Connect on November 3, 2026.

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